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Schoolboy drowns in the Shitalakkhya in Gazipur
A seventh grader has drowned in the Shitalakkhya at Kaliganj of Gazipur.
Published : 13 Feb 2016, 09:52 AM
Updated : 13 Feb 2016, 09:52 AM
The body of Sabbir Hossain, 13, was recovered on Friday afternoon, said Abdus Sattar who is in charge of Kaliganj Fire Service.
Hossain was the son of Kamal Mia of Moktarpur village in Kaliganj and a student of local Sauraid High School.
The boy drowned after he, along with two of his friends, went to take a bath in the river around 3pm during a break of a daylong scout camporee, a local named Nazrul Islam told bdnews24.com.
Fire Service divers then searched for two hours and found the body around 5pm, according to Abdus Sattar of Kaliganj Fire Service.
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